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Securities

Securities
Bond
Equities
Investment Fund
Derivatives
Structured finance
Agency Securities

Markets
Bond market
Stock market
Futures market
Foreign exchange market
Commodity market
Spot market
Over-the-counter Market (OTC)

Bonds by coupon
Fixed rate bond
Floating rate note
Zero coupon bond
Inflation-indexed bond
Commercial paper
Perpetual bond

Bonds by issuer
Corporate bond
Government bond
Municipal bond
Sovereign bonds

Equities (Stocks)
Stock
Share
IPO
Short Selling

Investment Funds
Mutual fund
Index Fund
Exchange-traded fund (ETF)
Closed-end fund
Segregated fund
Hedge fund

Structured Finance
Securitization
Asset-backed security
Collateralized debt obligation
Collateralized mortgage obligation
Credit-linked note
Mortgage-backed security
Commercial mortgage-backed security
Residential mortgage-backed security
Unsecured bond
Agency Securities

Derivatives
Options
Warrants
Futures
Forwards
Swaps
Credit Derivatives
Hybrid Securities

edit this box For security (collateral), the legal right given to a creditor by a borrower, see security interest

A security is a fungible, negotiable instrument representing financial value. Securities are broadly categorized into debt securities, such as banknotes, bonds and debentures, and equity securities, e.g. common stocks. The company or other entity issuing the security is called the issuer. What specifically qualifies as a security is dependent on the regulatory structure in a country. For example private investment pools may have some features of securities, but they may not be registered or regulated as such if they meet various restrictions.

Securities may be represented by a certificate or, more typically, by an electronic book entry. Certificates may be bearer, meaning they entitle the holder to rights under the security merely by holding the security, or registered, meaning they entitle the holder to rights only if he or she appears on a security register maintained by the issuer or an intermediary. They include shares of corporate stock or mutual funds, bonds issued by corporations or governmental agencies, stock options or other options, limited partnership units, and various other formal investment instruments that are negotiable and fungible.

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